02.03.2022.
A meeting was held today in Zadar on the progress of the works on the County Waste Management Centre Biljane Donje. The participants in the meeting included the director of the Fund Siniša Kukić and his colleagues, the mayor of Zadar County Božidar Longin, the mayor of Zadar Branko Dukić, the deputy mayor of Benkovac Tomislav Klarica, the manager of the of the Waste Management Centre Dino Perović, and the representatives of the contractor, works supervision, and technical assistance.After the meeting, the director of the Fund visited the works site and expressed his pleasure at the fact that the dynamic of the project was in line with the schedule. This is the largest infrastructural project in Zadar County that will provide the best and safest alternative to the existing landfills. The works and equipment are worth HRK 600 million, of which 76% will be co-financed from the EU Cohesion Fund. The Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund provided 14% of the funding, while the remaining 10 percent will be co-financed by the owners of the company Eko - gradovi Zadar and Benkovac, together with Zadar County.
At the end of the year WMC Bikarac started the trial run, and after the completion of WMC Biljane Donje until the end of this year a large part of Dalmatia will have fulfilled the prerequisites for having an integrated waste management system. Mr. Perović explained that the centre, with approx. 88,000 t/year capacity, would collect municipal, and non-hazardous production and construction waste from the Zadar County and part of Lika-Senj County. The mechanical-biological treatment of the mixed municipal waste according to the highest European standards is planned, including the treatment of construction waste.
Mayor Dukić pointed out that the Town of Zadar will continue investing in the education of their citizens to ensure the highest possible rate of separately collected waste, in line with the circular economy principles and the European Green Deal.
